Bone marrow transplant is moving forward slowly,

What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone

HONEY: (Apologetically, holding up her brandy bottle) I peel labels.
GEORGE: We all peel labels, sweetie; and when you get through the skin, all three layers, through the muscle, slosh aside the organs (An aside to NICK) them which is still sloshable--(Back to HONEY) and get down to bone...you know what you do then?
HONEY: (Terribly interested) No!
GEORGE: When you get down to bone, you haven't got all the way, yet. There's something inside the bone...the marrow...and that's what you gotta get at. (A strange smile at MARTHA)

Democracy is moving forward, sometimes a little bit slowly, but it is moving forward. This is an obvious step, it is an obligation and it is necessary.

I'm moving forward to do the best.

The subordinate is likely to feel that the examiner has taken a sample of his bone marrow.